"Who else from the Sealed Boundary Universe is imprisoned in the Soul-Restraining Hall?" Ye Chen inquired.
Feng Wang listed out the names of several young elites, all former Heaven's Pride talents with at least the qualifications of a True King, who had also reached the Heavenly King realm.
For the Sealed Boundary Universe, one basically couldn't embark on the path without reaching the Heavenly King realm, as undergoing Samsara on the Ultimate Ancient Path was too dangerous. Other Ancient Universes didn't have such considerations.
After obtaining the relevant useful information, Ye Chen instructed Feng Wang to pretend to remain imprisoned here for a while longer. The time wasn't right yet, but in the near future, he would personally come to rescue him.
He also cast a spell, reversing the formation of the five Soul-Devouring Divine Chains, causing them to nourish Feng Wang instead, allowing divine power to flow backward and revitalize his withered divine body.
The Soul-Restraining Chains were similarly altered, beginning to slowly push Feng Wang back towards his former peak state. Ye Chen also left a divine soul imprint on him to avoid any unnecessary accidents.
After completing all this, Ye Chen left. Based on the information he obtained, he infiltrated several other halls one after another, quietly breaking the seals on several young elites from the Sealed Boundary Universe, his actions similar to what he did for Feng Wang.
Once everything was done, Ye Chen returned to his own Soul-Forbidden Prison, beginning to wait for a suitable catalyst.
Although he could basically rescue them at any time, he didn't want to startle the snake in the grass prematurely.
Moreover, he found this Soul-Restraining Hall to be very eerie. Not only did it imprison numerous powerful experts, young elites, and even the Strongest Prodigies, but those divine chains were also bizarre, capable of extracting the origin of their physiques, their Primordial Spirits, and the core soul power of their divine souls. The ultimate destination of this loss was unknown.
All of this seemed to be part of some terrifying grand conspiracy, making him suspicious and wary.
He didn't attempt to trace it backward, because he sensed that doing so would truly startle the snake, which would be disadvantageous.
Furthermore, after learning that the several women were not imprisoned in the Soul-Restraining Hall, his heart settled considerably. Instead of rushing to leave, he decided to wait and began secretly investigating the details of the Soul-Restraining Hall.
During this period, he gradually reversed the divine chains for the numerous powerful experts imprisoned in these Soul-Restraining Halls, nourishing their weakened forms and divine souls. He also sent mental messages, instructing these cultivators one by one not to act rashly. When a certain suitable catalyst arrived, he would rescue everyone at once.
The many imprisoned experts were naturally not fools. They understood that Ye Chen's meaning was likely that when the right moment came, if they all rose up together and charged out, their chances of escape would be many times greater.
Thus, half a month passed quickly for Ye Chen within the Soul-Restraining Hall.
On this day, powerful fluctuations appeared within the Soul-Restraining Mountain Range. Powerful experts had broken in from the outside.
Through the eyes of the Soul-Restraining Hall expert he controlled, Ye Chen could see that within the Soul-Restraining Mountain Range, the endless yin mist was parted. Massive divine ships surged out from within, slowly docking in the void. One powerful and fearsome figure after another descended, all appearing very aged, yet their auras were exceptionally terrifying.
These were truly powerful old monsters—ancient recluses who wanted to transact with the Soul-Restraining Hall for the flesh-and-blood bodies of the Strongest Prodigies from various Ancient Universes, hoping to use them to obtain rebirth.
A group of high-ranking Soul-Forbidden Envoys appeared, personally receiving these seven old monsters and leading them into the various Soul-Restraining Halls to seek flesh-and-blood bodies of the Strongest Prodigies for transaction.
In the Soul-Restraining Hall where Ye Chen was located, an old monster also appeared, accompanied by a Soul-Restraining Hall expert.
When that old monster with sparse hair and skin as dry as tree bark arrived before Ye Chen, stared intently at Ye Chen within the Soul-Forbidden Prison for a long time, and then shook his head, saying, "Merely at the Saint Vault realm. Although he's about to contend for Samsara, he's still far from sufficient. I didn't expect your Soul-Restraining Hall to capture him too."
The Soul-Restraining Hall expert spoke up: "Esteemed Elder, you are unaware. This one is also a Strongest Prodigy. When our Soul-Restraining Hall captured him, we expended great effort. Six peak Saint Vault-level Soul-Forbidden Envoys were dispatched, yet we almost failed to capture him. One Soul-Forbidden Envoy even had his body shattered before we finally subdued him. It can be said he is absolutely an excellent flesh-and-blood treasure body, with sufficiently vigorous blood energy. Esteemed Elder, you are also nearing your great limit. But if you inhabit this body, with your ability, Transcending Reincarnation would be a matter of mere a hundred years, enough to undergo Samsara. Moreover, once you Transcend Reincarnation, perhaps that abundant lifespan would directly be bestowed upon your divine soul through the flesh body. Wouldn't that be even better for you?"
Hearing this, the old monster also felt there was some logic to it. If he truly relied on this body to Transcend Reincarnation, he might very well regain that vast Heavenly King lifespan achieved by transcending reincarnation. It would make his nearly decayed divine soul brim with vitality once more, and taking a step further, he would have greater hope of advancing to the peak of the Great Dao in the future.
Just thinking about it excited him.
"Good! This old man wants this body. You all quickly extract him and transact this flesh-and-blood body to me," the old monster almost impatiently declared, because he didn't want to waste a single moment, hoping to quickly enter this vibrant flesh-and-blood body and become full of vigorous blood energy and a powerful divine soul once more.
"Esteemed Elder, please wait a moment. We will handle it for you right away." The Soul-Restraining Hall expert naturally didn't dare to delay, quickly opening the door of the Soul-Forbidden Prison to extract the imprisoned Ye Chen and draw out his divine soul.
Whoosh—
However, at this very moment, Ye Chen, who had been sitting cross-legged within the Soul-Forbidden Prison, opened his eyes. His gaze was so dazzlingly bright, and a fearsome aura was slowly radiating from his body.
"How terrifying!"
Even the Soul-Restraining Hall expert and the old monster were secretly startled. He was clearly just a young elite at the peak of Saint Vault, so why was his aura so terrifyingly powerful?
"A mere imprisoned prisoner dares to resist?" The Soul-Restraining Hall expert snorted coldly, immediately controlling the five Soul-Devouring Divine Chains to act upon Ye Chen, aiming to completely subdue him. Furthermore, from within the Soul-Forbidden Prison, several special Soul-Restraining Chains flew out, rushing towards the center of his brow to bind his Primordial Spirit.
Boom—
Suddenly, the most terrifying fluctuations of the Great Dao erupted from the outside world. The intensity was unimaginable, ultimately causing the entire continental ancient city, Zhoutian City, to begin trembling.
In the sky, vast divine light surged and roared, sweeping across all directions, shaking the ancient continental land.